Nov. 9, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



707 



J\'o. ^.—Soulh Halj oj the l-xh 

 at the Illinois State Fa 



One other Ihiutr \ rnifjht men- 

 tion. I see that yon h.-ive adopt- 

 ed the uame."Naiional Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Union ;■' of couise. because 

 of the history and acliievement 

 of the old Union, but I never liked 

 the word Union. It has been 

 abused so much all over the 

 country by beinir altacht to law- 

 lessness and intrifjtie. so that if 

 the majority of those present at 

 the Philadelphia convention 

 should prefer the word Associa- 

 tion, it will receive ray hearty 

 approval. 



One more point. I see you 

 have .ittaclit to this constitu- 

 tion our names. I prefer to have 

 yours first, as it sluuild be, ^s 

 you are there present to present 

 it. It is your worlc, and you are 

 entitled to the credit. I simply 

 heartily approve of the work you 

 have done, joining with y<iu in 

 presenting it. therefore please 

 transpose the names. 



Now. with the heartiest wish- 

 es for concord .and earnest and 

 active work, with the blessings 

 of united and hainionious labors, 

 and with kindest retrards to all 

 who are present, to deliberate 

 upon the best means of accomp- 

 lishinjr the wr)rk before the con- 

 vention, I remain, 



Fraternally yours. 



Tho.mas G. XiLtv:\iAN. 



Altho I believe Mr. New- 

 man meant just what he 

 said, whatever we do here 

 "will receive my entire ap- 

 probation," stiil tliis last 

 letter was a thoro surprise 

 to me. 



I at first sug-g-ested to 

 Mr. Newman the name of 



the new org-anization be "The National Bee-Keepers' 

 Union," because we could not afford to lose the influence 

 that name carries with it. I also corresponded with the 

 leading- officers of both organizations, and two others of our 

 leaders regarding the name. All except Mr. Newman and 

 one other that I corresponded with are here to-day, and all 

 except two were in favor of the old name. One of the two 

 didn't care what was done, and the other didn't like the 

 word "Union," preferring "Association" instead. For 

 my own part, I prefer the name " Association " to that of 

 " Union " for the reasons given by Mr. Newman, and now 

 that he. as the representative of the " Union." has said that 

 "if the majority of those present at the Philadelphia con- 

 vention should prefer the word Association, it will receive 

 my hearty approval," it seems that all points of disagree- 

 ment are settled, and nothing remains to be done but for 

 the members of both organizations to express their approval 

 of what has been done and of the proposed constitution, 

 which, in behalf of Mr. Newman and for myself, I now pro- 

 pose as follows : 



The Amended Constitution. 



ARTICLE I.— Name. 

 This organization shall be known as the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association. 



ARTICLE II.— Objects. 



Its objects shall be to promote the interests of bee-keep- 

 ers ; to protect and defend its members in their lawful 

 rights ; and to enforce laws against the adulteration of 

 honey. 



ARTICLE III.— Membership. 



Sec. 1. — Any person who is in accord with the purpose 

 and aim of this Association may become a member by the 

 payment of one dollar annually to the General Manager or 

 Secretary; and said membership shall expire at the end of 

 one year from the time of said payment, except as provided 

 in Section 10 of Article V of this Constitution. Any person 

 may become an honorary member by a two-thirds vote of 

 all the members present at any annual meeting of this 

 Association. 



Sec. 2. — Whenever a local bee-keepers' association shall 

 decide to unite with this association as a body, it will be re- 

 ceived upon payment by the local secretary of SO cents per 

 member per annum, providing that the local association's 

 membership dues are at least SI. 00. 



ARTICLE IV.— Officers. 

 Sec. 1. — The officers of this Association shall be a 

 President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, and a Board of 



ibit {/lA-ti-iU'/cit Iloiicy and Beeswax) oJ J . (J. i,initk & Son, 

 ir, at Springfield, Sept. 2^ to jo, /Sp^. — See page 64S. 



Directors, which shall consist of a General Manager and 

 12 Directors, whose term of office shall be for four years, or 

 until their successors are elected and qualified, except as 

 provided in Sec. 2 of this Article. 



Sec. 2,— E. Whitcomb, W. Z. Hutchinson and A. I. Root 

 shall be directors until Jan. 1, 1901 ; J. M. Hambaugh, Dr. 

 C. C. Miller and C. P. Dadant shall be directors until Jan. 

 1, 1902 ; Thomas G. Newman, G. M. Doolittle and \V. F. 

 Marks shall be diiectors until Jan. 1, 1903 ; and E. R. Root, 

 P. H. Elwood and E. T. Abbott shall be directors until Jan. 

 1, 1904. Hon. Eugene Secor shall be General Manager until 

 Jan. 1, 1901. 



Sec. 3. — The President, Vice-President and Secretary 

 shall be elected annually by ballot by a majority vote of 

 the members present at the animal meeting of the Associa- 

 tion. 



Sec. 4. — The President, Vice-President and Secretary 

 shall assume office on the first day of January succeeding 

 their election, and shall constitute the Executive Commit- 

 tee. 



Sec. S. — The General Manager and the Board of Direc- 

 tors to succeed those whose term of office expires each year, 

 shall be elected by ballot during the month of December of 

 each year by a majority vote of the members votings : and 

 the Board of Directors shall prescribe how all votes of the 

 members shall be taken. 



ARTICLE v.— Duties of Officers. 



Sec. 1. — President — It shall be the duty of the President 

 to preside at the annual meeting of the Association, and to 

 perform such other duties as may devolve upon the presid- 

 ing- officer. 



Sec. 2. — Vice-President — In the absence of the Presi- 

 dent the Vice-President shall perform the duties of Presi- 

 dent. 



Sec. i. —Secretary- li shall be the duty of the Secretary 

 to keep a record of the proceedings of the annual meeting; 

 to receive membership fees ; to furnish the General Mana- 

 ger with the names and post-office addresses of those who 

 become members, whenever requested of him : to make a 

 report at the annual meeting of the Association, and, when- 

 ever requested to do so by the Board of Directors, of all 

 moneys received and paid out by him since the last annual 

 meeting: to pay to the Treasurer of the Association all 

 moneys left in his hands after paying the expenses of the 

 annual meeting : and to perform such other duties as may 

 be required of him by the Association ; and he shall receive 

 such sum for his services as may be granted by the Board 

 of Directors. 



Sec. 4, — General Manage>---The General Manager shall 



